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goggling

verb

present participle of goggle
as in staring
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise goggled at the elaborate costumes and floats in the Mardi Gras parade

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goggling
  1. staring
  2. gawking
  3. gazing
Verb
  • While everyone else is staring at dot plots and hanging on Jensen Huang's every utterance, Illumina (ILMN) has been quietly doing what good charts do.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • But that’s not how the VAR system works, because the Premier League fears that every key decision would end with the ref staring at the pitchside monitor.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of staring
Verb
  • Such an approach runs the risk of gawking at an unfamiliar people, their hegemonies and their ways of life, even with the best intentions.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • On most days the Jewel House in the Tower of London is packed with tourists gawking at the fabled British Crown Jewels.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of gawking
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  • The clip began with a makeup-free Giudice sitting in the glam chair and gazing straight-faced into the camera while Reyna sized up the shot.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Lodging options include houseboats along the banks of the Kennebunk River with private rooftop decks for gazing at the autumnal views.
    — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of gazing
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“Goggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goggling. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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